Coronavirus - how is it/has it affected you?

[Hobbit]

Spain's death toll for yesterday was 87. First time below 100 since the 12th March. Yes its a weekend, and no doubt there'll be some additions, probably. Friday's death toll was 102.

Newly recovered far outweigh newly infected. Unfortunately, we've got a little blip locally. Hope we're not 9 weeks behind Madrid and see a big blip.

 

[NearHull]

(Part of the) Leading story in the Telegraph this morning. There has been many “breakthroughs “ reported over this period but this does seem to have traction.

Blood-thinning drugs can help save Covid-19 patients' lives, leading British doctors have found, raising hopes of a major breakthrough in the race to find a treatment for the deadly virus.

London specialists made the breakthrough after discovering coronavirus triggered potentially deadly blood clots in every seriously ill patient they tested using pioneering scanning technology.

The Telegraph understands that NHS England is set to issue hospitals with fresh guidance on blood thinning, which is likely to eventually lead to carefully administered higher doses for the critically ill.

Professor Peter Openshaw, who sits on the Government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) sub-group on clinical information, said that an "unprecedented amount of collaboration" between scientists had revealed "a really quite extraordinary story about a virus about which we hitherto knew nothing".

Specialists at Royal Brompton Hospital’s severe respiratory failure service established the clearest link yet between Covid-19 and clotting by using hi-tech dual energy CT scans to take images of lung function in their most serious patients. All of those tested suffered a lack of blood flow, suggesting clotting within the small vessels in the lung. This partly explains why some patients are dying of lung failure through lack of oxygen in the blood, the doctors told The Telegraph. Low oxygen levels have been regularly recorded in Covid patients reporting no breathlessness.

 

[Hobbit]

Spain's death toll for yesterday was 87. First time below 100 since the 12th March. Yes its a weekend, and no doubt there'll be some additions, probably. Friday's death toll was 102.

Newly recovered far outweigh newly infected. Unfortunately, we've got a little blip locally. Hope we're not 9 weeks behind Madrid and see a big blip.

News just out of the also blip appearing in a few towns 20 miles further north. One has gone from a few a couple of weeks ago to 25.

 

[bobmac]

(Part of the) Leading story in the Telegraph this morning. There has been many “breakthroughs “ reported over this period but this does seem to have traction.

Blood-thinning drugs can help save Covid-19 patients' lives, leading British doctors have found, raising hopes of a major breakthrough in the race to find a treatment for the deadly virus.

London specialists made the breakthrough after discovering coronavirus triggered potentially deadly blood clots in every seriously ill patient they tested using pioneering scanning technology.

The Telegraph understands that NHS England is set to issue hospitals with fresh guidance on blood thinning, which is likely to eventually lead to carefully administered higher doses for the critically ill.

Professor Peter Openshaw, who sits on the Government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) sub-group on clinical information, said that an "unprecedented amount of collaboration" between scientists had revealed "a really quite extraordinary story about a virus about which we hitherto knew nothing".

Specialists at Royal Brompton Hospital’s severe respiratory failure service established the clearest link yet between Covid-19 and clotting by using hi-tech dual energy CT scans to take images of lung function in their most serious patients. All of those tested suffered a lack of blood flow, suggesting clotting within the small vessels in the lung. This partly explains why some patients are dying of lung failure through lack of oxygen in the blood, the doctors told The Telegraph. Low oxygen levels have been regularly recorded in Covid patients reporting no breathlessness.

Hopefully great news

 

[SaintHacker]

News just out of the also blip appearing in a few towns 20 miles further north. One has gone from a few a couple of weeks ago to 25.

Blips are bound to happen, it only takes one asymptomatic infected person to start one off. Hopefully with what we now know about the disease we are far better prepared and able to stop these blips turning into a full blown second wave

 

[Hobbit]

(Part of the) Leading story in the Telegraph this morning. There has been many “breakthroughs “ reported over this period but this does seem to have traction.

Blood-thinning drugs can help save Covid-19 patients' lives, leading British doctors have found, raising hopes of a major breakthrough in the race to find a treatment for the deadly virus.

London specialists made the breakthrough after discovering coronavirus triggered potentially deadly blood clots in every seriously ill patient they tested using pioneering scanning technology.

The Telegraph understands that NHS England is set to issue hospitals with fresh guidance on blood thinning, which is likely to eventually lead to carefully administered higher doses for the critically ill.

Professor Peter Openshaw, who sits on the Government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) sub-group on clinical information, said that an "unprecedented amount of collaboration" between scientists had revealed "a really quite extraordinary story about a virus about which we hitherto knew nothing".

Specialists at Royal Brompton Hospital’s severe respiratory failure service established the clearest link yet between Covid-19 and clotting by using hi-tech dual energy CT scans to take images of lung function in their most serious patients. All of those tested suffered a lack of blood flow, suggesting clotting within the small vessels in the lung. This partly explains why some patients are dying of lung failure through lack of oxygen in the blood, the doctors told The Telegraph. Low oxygen levels have been regularly recorded in Covid patients reporting no breathlessness.

There was an article a couple of weeks back about an increased number of healthy adult suddenly dying of strokes brought on by clots. Covid was mentioned in so much as all of them showed as having the antibodies, i.e. they'd had the virus.

 

[Hobbit]

MADNESS!!

A report has just popped up on the English speaking Spanish press of some youngsters up north holding Covid parties with other youngsters who are infected. The intention being to gain immunity.

The Spanish Health Minister is doing his fruit!

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Statement from the four UK Chief Medical Officers on an update to Coronavirus symptoms:

From today, all individuals should self-isolate if they develop a new continuous cough or fever or anosmia. Anosmia is the loss or a change in your normal sense of smell.

It can also affect your sense of taste as the two are closely linked. We have been closely monitoring the emerging data and evidence on COVID-19 and after thorough consideration, we are now confident enough to recommend this new measure.

The individual’s household should also self-isolate for 14 days as per the current guidelines and the individual should stay at home for 7 days, or longer if they still have symptoms other than cough or loss of sense of smell or taste.

 

[BrianM]

Statement from the four UK Chief Medical Officers on an update to Coronavirus symptoms:

From today, all individuals should self-isolate if they develop a new continuous cough or fever or anosmia. Anosmia is the loss or a change in your normal sense of smell.

It can also affect your sense of taste as the two are closely linked. We have been closely monitoring the emerging data and evidence on COVID-19 and after thorough consideration, we are now confident enough to recommend this new measure.

The individual’s household should also self-isolate for 14 days as per the current guidelines and the individual should stay at home for 7 days, or longer if they still have symptoms other than cough or loss of sense of smell or taste.

When I had Covid-19, after a week I lost any sense of smell or taste, it was the weirdest thing, I could of ordered anything from room service and it wouldn’t off mattered ??

 

[Lord Tyrion]

When I had Covid-19, after a week I lost any sense of smell or taste, it was the weirdest thing, I could of ordered anything from room service and it wouldn’t off mattered ??

Out of interest, did you take the chance to eat more heathily, including food you don't normally like or did you order the same things? I dislike many vegetables which are good for you, cauliflower, broccoli, onions etc so I wonder if I would take the chance to eat them and fill up on key vitamins etc. It would be breaking the habits of a lifetime, tough to do .

Entirely frivolous question in a heavy period of time.

 

[Wolf]

Out of interest, did you take the chance to eat more heathily, including food you don't normally like or did you order the same things? I dislike many vegetables which are good for you, cauliflower, broccoli, onions etc so I wonder if I would take the chance to eat them and fill up on key vitamins etc. It would be breaking the habits of a lifetime, tough to do .

Entirely frivolous question in a heavy period of time.

Good question LT.. Losing my sense of taste is about the only way you'd get me eating an orange, cucumber or celery ?

 

[BrianM]

Out of interest, did you take the chance to eat more heathily, including food you don't normally like or did you order the same things? I dislike many vegetables which are good for you, cauliflower, broccoli, onions etc so I wonder if I would take the chance to eat them and fill up on key vitamins etc. It would be breaking the habits of a lifetime, tough to do .

Entirely frivolous question in a heavy period of time.

It was basically the 24 hour hotel menu, I generally had soup at lunch and steak for dinner, you got a call to your room saying it was outside your door!!
Had a banana or apple everyday depending on what was in my breakfast bag ??

 

[Green Bay Hacker]

(Part of the) Leading story in the Telegraph this morning. There has been many “breakthroughs “ reported over this period but this does seem to have traction.

Blood-thinning drugs can help save Covid-19 patients' lives, leading British doctors have found, raising hopes of a major breakthrough in the race to find a treatment for the deadly virus.

London specialists made the breakthrough after discovering coronavirus triggered potentially deadly blood clots in every seriously ill patient they tested using pioneering scanning technology.

The Telegraph understands that NHS England is set to issue hospitals with fresh guidance on blood thinning, which is likely to eventually lead to carefully administered higher doses for the critically ill.

Professor Peter Openshaw, who sits on the Government's Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (Sage) sub-group on clinical information, said that an "unprecedented amount of collaboration" between scientists had revealed "a really quite extraordinary story about a virus about which we hitherto knew nothing".

Specialists at Royal Brompton Hospital’s severe respiratory failure service established the clearest link yet between Covid-19 and clotting by using hi-tech dual energy CT scans to take images of lung function in their most serious patients. All of those tested suffered a lack of blood flow, suggesting clotting within the small vessels in the lung. This partly explains why some patients are dying of lung failure through lack of oxygen in the blood, the doctors told The Telegraph. Low oxygen levels have been regularly recorded in Covid patients reporting no breathlessness.

4 weeks ago I developed blood clots on both lungs. Also, it was agony to lie down and if I did I was breathless from just rolling over in bed and I was coughing up blood. After 7 hours in the respiratory unit at hospital I was prescribed blood thinners and sent home without being tested for Covid. I will probably never know if I had a strain of Covid but it wasn't a very pleasant experience.

 

[SocketRocket]

4 weeks ago I developed blood clots on both lungs. Also, it was agony to lie down and if I did I was breathless from just rolling over in bed and I was coughing up blood. After 7 hours in the respiratory unit at hospital I was prescribed blood thinners and sent home without being tested for Covid. I will probably never know if I had a strain of Covid but it wasn't a very pleasant experience.

You could get a test at some point for antibodies.

 

[Hobbit]

4 weeks ago I developed blood clots on both lungs. Also, it was agony to lie down and if I did I was breathless from just rolling over in bed and I was coughing up blood. After 7 hours in the respiratory unit at hospital I was prescribed blood thinners and sent home without being tested for Covid. I will probably never know if I had a strain of Covid but it wasn't a very pleasant experience.

Ouch! Hope you're on the mend now.

Yesterday, we were discussing my nasty cold late Jan and into Feb. It started the beginning the 4th week of Jan. Horrendous temp, and feeling as rough as a butcher's dog. Towards the end of that week I started to feel better, and had about 4 or 5 half decent days, then BAM! The cough was 'different,' and I was doping myself up on just about everything I could get my hands on. It floored me for over 3 weeks, and ran into early March.

At its worst, I didn't lie down at night because I couldn't breath. I also couldn't get off to sleep because of the horrible wheeze and weird crackling sound coming out of my chest. I didn't have enough strength to cough up was at the back of my throat. In the last week I was coughing up blood, but I put that down to the strain of the coughing.

Bizarrely, as a chest infection, it never felt like it got right down to the bottom of my lungs, being in the throat and upper chest. And although I've been out and about since late Feb, early March its only been the last 2 weeks when I've felt back to normal.

I've had plenty of nasty colds and chest infections down the years but never had anything that behaved quite so differently. It felt like I'd be almost shot of it but the next day would be the same. Equally, it also felt like it might get worse but never did.

Was it Covid? I doubt it but I'm not 100% convinced it wasn't.

 

[Green Bay Hacker]

You could get a test at some point for antibodies.

Probably could but not sure where to get one. Have to go back to hospital for more scans etc in 2 months so hopefully find out more then.

 

[Green Bay Hacker]

Ouch! Hope you're on the mend now.

Yesterday, we were discussing my nasty cold late Jan and into Feb. It started the beginning the 4th week of Jan. Horrendous temp, and feeling as rough as a butcher's dog. Towards the end of that week I started to feel better, and had about 4 or 5 half decent days, then BAM! The cough was 'different,' and I was doping myself up on just about everything I could get my hands on. It floored me for over 3 weeks, and ran into early March.

At its worst, I didn't lie down at night because I couldn't breath. I also couldn't get off to sleep because of the horrible wheeze and weird crackling sound coming out of my chest. I didn't have enough strength to cough up was at the back of my throat. In the last week I was coughing up blood, but I put that down to the strain of the coughing.

Bizarrely, as a chest infection, it never felt like it got right down to the bottom of my lungs, being in the throat and upper chest. And although I've been out and about since late Feb, early March its only been the last 2 weeks when I've felt back to normal.

I've had plenty of nasty colds and chest infections down the years but never had anything that behaved quite so differently. It felt like I'd be almost shot of it but the next day would be the same. Equally, it also felt like it might get worse but never did.

Was it Covid? I doubt it but I'm not 100% convinced it wasn't.

There are probably hundreds of thousands like you and I who may never know exactly what it was. Any other year we would have been able to see a GP and get to the bottom of it.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Phase 1 of our secret plan to celebrate my MiL being 90 today. Son dressed and groomed all nice a smart pops down from sheff to ch’field and delivers card, flowers, chocolates and nice biscuits to the door. Knocks and steps back the necessary separation. His nan comes to the door - Surprise, Surprise. Happy Birthday nan.?

Phase 2 is zoom video chat this evening with Brother in law doing the necessary at Nan’s end. (He’s been staying with his mum for over a year). And on that will be me, Mrs SILH, and son and daughter with their partners - plus a chihuahua called Belle ? Nan knows nothing of this so hopefully once she gets over the confusion over what she is looking at we’ll sing Happy Birthday and it’ll be nice.

Making the best of things...?

 

[Fish]

I had to go to a large business in the city (London) today to collect a delivery, was told to stand in a square in reception and look at what seemed to be a camera on a very high tripod.

The security guy then allowed me further in to collect the items.

I asked him what it was and apparently they measured my temperature, which I asked what it was, and was he declared it as 36.9, which by all accounts was OK ?‍

 

[Hobbit]

Spain's death toll for yesterday was 87. First time below 100 since the 12th March. Yes its a weekend, and no doubt there'll be some additions, probably. Friday's death toll was 102.

Newly recovered far outweigh newly infected. Unfortunately, we've got a little blip locally. Hope we're not 9 weeks behind Madrid and see a big blip.

Yesterday's numbers; deaths 59. Newly recovered increased significantly. Newly infected significantly down.

A number of businesses, bar, restaurants and shops are waiting for the next phase in 2 weeks time before opening.